Ma Rainey Poverty Quotes

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Sing us 'bout de hard luckRoun' our do'; (36)

While this line could be taken as a request for Ma to sing about the struggles that black people endure in a racist southern community, it's also likely about the poverty they must deal with, too. And poverty and racism were intertwined back then, as black people were given few opportunities to make their lives better. Hence, the blues.